Nut skinning



Oct. 2, 1923.

J. GoTzHElN NUT SKINNING Filed April 21. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY J. GOTZHEIN NUT SKINNING Filed April 21. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Jsepfz Goizel'n BY ggwwM ATTORNEY Patented st. Z,

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-i Application fiied'apm e1 To all whom may concern; Y Be it known that l, Josnrri Go'rZrrnIN, a lcitizen of theliepublio of Germany,residing at Brooklyn, kin the county of Kings and iState of New `fork, have invented certain new and useful mprovementsv in Nut Skinning, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing. i

My invention relates to improvements in nut skinners and more particularly has ref erence to a device adapted t0 remove the skins from nuts such as almonds vafter they have been shelled. For'this purpose it is customary to first steam or wet the shelled almonds so as to soften the skinsupon the nuts, after which the nuts 'are fed to the skin removing apparatus and the skinned nuts and skins are separated. f

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 illustrates in side elevatomparts being broken away, a suitable nutski'nning` ap-l paratus embodyingr an application of my invention. Fig'. 2 is a plan View looking down upon the same, and Fig. 3 is a view looking upwardly thereat.

4, 5 indicate the ends lof the c-hamber, box, or frame of the apparatus, and 6, 7 the side walls thereof. 8 indicates the hopper in which the dampened shelled nuts are introduced the transverse partition 9 extending across the same, but being open at the bot tom as indicated at 10 to allow for the pas-Y sage of the nuts at either side ofthe central f; partition 11 where they pass around with the central wheel 12 and the resilient segmental side flanges thereof such as 13, 14. 15 indicates a suitable strap or bridge across the top of the chamber, the same being adapted to carry a strap of leather or other suitable material ,16' which extends therefrom toa point between the wheel and flanges referred to and the forward Vwheel 17, and 18 indi- Cates a cover or guard suitably secured by lflanges suoli as 19 to the side walls 6, 7 for retaining the guide strap 16 in position. lVhen the almonds dropin the `peripheral ,grooves or spaces between the central wheel 12 having a convex periphery as indicated, and the resilient side flanges' 13, the same are carried forward therebetween and beneath the guide strap 16y and pass between the outer tapered peripheral sides of the wheel 17 and saidV resilient sides 13, 1li whichl are pressed outwardly by contact with said wheely 17 and which as they leave the wheel 192e. seriale-i0. Beerse.

17 cometogether agai1i,"thereby retaining '1^ 'of the wheel 12 A vantage in Fig. 1 and which flare outwardly at the outer ends as shown to advantage in Fig'. 2,thus providing' channels orperipheral r recesses beneath the guide strap 16 through which the shelled nuts pass from the,V hopper 8, theguide strap 16 serving to keep the nut-s properly in position andV insuring vtheir proper feed to the `wheel ,17 between the out-er peripheral flange of which and'the'resilientseg'mental flanges 13, 14: the nut is pressed between the wheel 12 an'dsegmental flanges 13, 141C. The guide strap 16 serves to prevent the nuts from getting between the concave face of the wheel 21 and the-convertV face ofthe wheel 12, the object being to spread the flanges 13, 117outwardly from the'wheel 12, and allowing-the nuts to be nipped between the same and the wheel 12,

the effect of which is to squeeze or press the unskinned nut muchl the sain0 asbetween theY thumb and forefinger, thereby breaking` the moistened skin and. ejecting the nut there-rv from through the space 20.

Should the nut fail to leave the skin fork seY noV

any reason, it-continues around with the wheel 12 between the same and the resilient flanges which are subjected to further resilient pressure by Vrneans of lthe rollers 22,

23 retained in brackets 24e, 25 hinged at 26,

`27 and pressed inwardly by springs suoli as 28, 29 upon spindles such as 31, 32, and if this additional squeezing does not breakthe skin; the knives or razor blades such as 33 retained in the pivoted levers such as 34 mounted upon the shaft 35 and pressed in- 37. Fingers such as 38 which may be secured to the end of the chamber as indicated at 39 also project inwardly between the resilient walls 13, 14, and the wheel 12 to eject any' remaining skins or nuts which may not have been shot clear of the wheel 12.l thereby insuring the Skinning of each nut irrespective of the sizeof the nut, and irrespective of the toughness or hardness of the skin Y io thereof, the same Vwhen failing to skin in the irst instance heilig subjected -to repeated operations as aforesaid.

y The wheel 12 is secured upon a suitable shaft such as which in turn is provided with` a pulley such as 41 which may be Vdriven by belt or other suitable means, and the rotation of the wheel 12 is communicated to the wheel 17. From this it will be readily understoodpthat any number of wheels such as 12inay be mounted upon ashaiit such as 410 and ldriven thereby, andy likewise any desired number' of wheelsV such Yas 1T may be mounted upon a shaft such as 42,

thereby compounding or extending the ma- ;chine for greater capacity.

0f Course it will be understood that various modications may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without Y 1. In a Skinning device of the class de-i scribed, a wheel havingra resilient side, and

Y means forv feeding shelled nuts between s aid wheel and said resilient side, said vmeans comprising a hopper at the feeding end,'and

a second wheel Vfor pressing said nuts between said irst mentioned wheel and said resilient side. f Y

2. In a Skinning device of the classi de scribed, a wheel having resilient side, and means for feeding shelled nuts between said wheel and said resilient side, said means comprising a hopper at the feeding end,

anda second wheel for pressing said nuts between said first mentioned wheel and said resilient side, and a guiding device between said hopper and said second wheel for directing the feed of saidnuts. 3. ln a Skinning device of the class ldescribed, a wheel having av resilientY side, and means -ior 'feeding shelled Vnuts between Vsaid wheel and said resilient side, .a cutter for slitting` the skins of said nuts, and an ejecting. finger for clearing the same vfrom Ybetween said wheel and-saidside. f Y

4l.. ln a Skinning deviceof the class described, a wheel having a `resilient side, and means for feeding shelled lnuts lbetween said wheel and said resilient side, a ciitteiior slitting the skins oi said nuts,4 and an ejecting finger for clearing the same from between said wheel and saidside, and resilient Ineans'for increasing the pressure upon said .nuts beforethe same reach said cutter.`

In `testimony Vwhereof l hereunto/aflix mysignature. 

